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Animal Care
Seizures, Syncope, Collapse, Oh, My!
Friday started out normal enough. Angie needed flea and tick medicine, Belle graduated from the puppy plan, Molly got booster vaccinations, Leo needed a nail trim, Baby needed bird food, and then Liset, the cat, was in for a swollen eye that really was...
Cough
Franco recently sent me an email to ask what medicine he should use for a cough in a dog. Franco is the animal assistant at The Big Fix in Uganda where I volunteered for a week last fall. Franco and Dr Arnold and I have kept in touch about cases since I...
Dental Care
February is dental health month. During this month the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) puts out extra publicity about pet dental health care. They do that because brushing your pet’s teeth and proper health care is good for both your pet’s...
Animal Diseases
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Cats are not little dogs
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Creepy Crawly Parasites
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Wildlife and exotics
Deer
It’s Lindsay’s fault. We have a herd! We were all thinking it, but nobody else said it. Then Monday morning Lindsay said “Hey, we’ve been lucky. We haven’t had any baby deer in this year, isn’t that odd?” “You jinxed us.” “Now we will have a herd!” There...
Bee Installation In Hive
I am starting my third year of beekeeping this spring. Unfortunately, I am starting with new bees in my hives. The first year, I did not realize how dangerous those hive beetles that I kept seeing were. After all, they came with the bees in the packages...
Vet Life and It’s not just a vet life
November Gratitude (Continued)
Oh, My! It is Nov 2! I forgot. Yesterday, I knew it was the day after Halloween, All Saints Day, and a new month, but I forgot that it was the first day of November. November is my month of gratitude, and honestly, I could have used a tad of gratitude yesterday. It...
November Gratitude
Oh, My! It is November second! I forgot. Yesterday, I knew it was the day after Halloween, All Saints Day, and a new month, but I forgot that it was the first day of November. November is my month of gratitude and honestly, I could have used a tad of gratitude...
Pet article: pick a vet for your team
There is a Facebook meme that when the zombies take over, make sure to have a veterinarian on your team. The AVMA even wrote an article about it with five reasons to pick a vet to be on your team. First, we have a better chance of surviving. I have spent my entire...
Out and About
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Howlidays
Gifts
As I write this, my family is out doing their Christmas shopping. I was in for some critical medical treatments and then finished up some accounting and whiteboard videos that I have sold and am now thinking about my Christmas shopping. I am very conscious...
Jingle Bells
I was going to write about the dangers of people food, things in the trash and other holiday dangers, but I wrote a song instead. Jingle bells, jingle bells Puppy dogs, kitty cats, Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to have a puppy today Puppy dogs,...
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The day after Black Friday is supposed to be a day to support small businesses. Ironton had an Elf Scavenger Hunt and Santa and Mrs. Claus were at the City Center, where the Lawrence County...